Entirely deserved, Orman. There’s always been something so fresh and genuine about the way you work and present yourself.

The best part for me is how you’ve managed to stick to your guns with what you do and do not build into your themes. There are plenty of us who really strongly believe in offering only what is essential, simple & few features, making final decisions on a design instead of copping out and giving 1000 options. But it can often feel so discouraging when you feel like the only way to be successful here is to build in the kitchen sink, 5000 shortcodes and 17 sliders. So when I see you sticking to your philosophies of simple, stripped back, proud of what your themes don’t do just as much as what they do, and knowing you can still be extremely successful if you push for it… it’s unbelievably encouraging.

I actually gave in and packed up with theming about 3 or 4 months ago because I felt like I was losing a battle with the themes offering millions of options, and I was seriously losing touch with my own philosophies. But the model you’ve created for success here (as Tony Robbins says, success leaves clues) has definitely lifted my spirits. The combination of sticking to my guns and getting my head down to do some real & honest work this time around has pulled me back to the front line. Thanks for the inspiration, Orman.

Post Reply

<strong></strong> to make things bold
<em></em> to emphasize
<ul><li> or <ol><li> to make lists
<h3> or <h4> to make headings
<pre></pre> for code blocks
<code></code> for a few words of code
<a></a> for links
<img> to paste in an image (it'll need to be hosted somewhere else though)
<blockquote></blockquote> to quote somebody